Bank-window shield



H. W. HUNTRESS. BANK wmoow SHIELD.-

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22. I920. gg gj Patented July 18, 1922.

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i 1 7 Hy stares HARRY w. nnm'nnss, or 'IURLOCK, camronma BANK-WINDOW SHIELD.

Application filed June 22, 1920. Serial No. 390,787.

To all whom it may ooncem:

a citizen of the United States, residing at k, in the county of Stanislaus and State of California, have new and useful Improvements in BanklVindow Shields; and I the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of able others skilled in the pertains to make and use a paying teller or other clerk in a bank or the like.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a shieldin construction of plates which will thoroug ly protect and conceal a party handling money and other valuables, mirrors or reflectin members being included in the shield construction and through of bulky packages.

With the foregoing and other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of cooperating elements as hereinafter more specifically set forth, claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings and in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the bank window provided with the shield forming the subject matter of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a "ertical looking in the direction indicated bythe arrows.

Specification of Letters Patent.

the invention, such as will en sectional view there-- through on the plane of line 2-2 of Figure d 1 Patented July is, r922.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the plane of line 3-3 of Figure l, lookin 1n the direction indicated by the arrows.

v igure 4 1s a detail view ofthe main front shield member, removed, to show the construction thereof.

eferring more in in which similar reference characters desigwindow 2.

To either side of the or shelf 1 are located solid side extend upwardly e passageway 5 rough which mone and the like may be passed to and from the bank clerk back of the counter or shelf 1. e ma n shield member orshield 4 is provided with a door 6 in its central portion which is hinged on the inner side of the member 4, as shown at 7, and has a suitable latch or lock on its inner side, as'shown at 8. The door 6 may portion thereof and toward the ghtly e portions 9 of toward the member 4 parallel with the member 4,

rearwardly of the sid member 4 and directed in planes substantially L dges 9 of said in F to overlap the edge portions 9 ber 4, as clearly shown in Figure to hide the bank clerk from angle of said mem be opened when neoesthe of the side members 3, forwardly of .the

the turned edge To further hide the bank clerk from direct view party, a sill portion of the counter or distance in front of the-main shield4, and extends practically the entire length of the main portion thereof so as to prevent a party from looking beneath the member 4. This sill 12 is only a few inches high but it is sufprotectio-n while handling valuables.

ficient to hide the bank clerk from the view of the party in front of the window 2. It will also be understood that the main shield 4 is secured at its upper corners to the side shield members 3, as shown at 13 and the upper portion 4 of the member 4 may be finished along its upper edge in any suitable manner, as shown-at 4".

It will be understood that the side shield f sheet metal and the same is shield 4 and the baffle plates 10 so that the be shield from the side walls.

party behind the front member 4 may thoroughly protected. It is that the shield members are ranged in such also to be noted placed and ara manner as to make it practically impossible if not entirely impossible for any pa to pass the point of a fire arm y around one or more of the to injure the party. back of the front shield member 4 and between the side shield members 3. Attention is also directed to the fact that in the drawings, particularly Figures 2 and 3 it will be seen that the conventiona form of bank window shelf 2 has been disclosed although this may be variedas e-' sired. It will furtheribe evident that this construction and arrangement of shield members may be employed to protect the arties in theater box ofiiees, cashiers of mines located in lonely places and so forth. In fact the invention may be employed to protect any parties 'who may require such money or other While the main front member is described as a solid shield 4 and shown in this manner in the drawings, it will be understood that this member may be formed as a shutter and composed of a plurality of members arranged in overlapping relation, if desired or formed in any other suitable manner.

It is believed the complete construction and operation of the bank window shield may now be readily understood without furshield members lby derstood that while the preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, minor changes inthe construction may be'resorted to within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.-

What is claimed is:

1. In combination with a counter, a shield rising therefrom, a sidewall spaced therefrom, said shield having a door, fastening means for the door on the interior thereof and of said shield and the shield adjacent said side wall extending rearwardly to profeet the fasteningmeans against unauthorized opening.

2. In combination with a walls extending above the same, a shield rising from the counter intermediate said side walls, a door on the shield fastening means for the door operable from the interior, said shield at its sides having-interiorly extendmg portions to protect the door against unauthorized opening and means to brace the ber extending inwardly from said side walls edges and terminating beyond the outer side of the side portions, said side walls having reflecting surfaces in advance of said baflie' platesto permit virtual images to be viewed a person through the spaces intermediate the said side portions and baffle plates while concealed by the shield means.

4. A window shield means having a side wall, ashield member adjacent to the same having a rearwardly deflected side portion terminating short of said side wall, a baflle plate in the rear of said shield member extending inwardly from said side wall and terminating beyond the outer side edge of said side portion, and said side wall having a reflecting surface in advance of said bafile plate to permit virtual images to be viewed by a person through the space intermediate details of the guide portion and baffle plate while con cealed by the shield means.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY W. HUNTRESS PAUL H. J AEGER. 

